Zack Gilbert
Wfh dad, fractional CTO and building mycpaconnect.com
Side projects include: rails.market & susanssudoku.com
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Chicago Tech Scene
A list of people living in the Chicago area that are involved in startups and tech.
Zack's Favorite Inspiring Builders
These are the builders that most inspire me (Zack Gilbert).
Founders & Builders Who Consult
A list of people that are building their own products and tools who are also consulting to help pay the bills.
@amandalitman.bsky.social
Co-founder & President of @runforsomething.net & RFS Civics / Writer x2: http://runforsomething.net/book & whenwereincharge.com out on May 13! / Mom, also x2 amandalitman.com
@katmabu.bsky.social
Running for Congress (IL-09) because we deserve Democrats who actually do something | katforillinois.com
@theferocity.bsky.social
Poet and cultural critic. Also, I co-host the podcast VIBE CHECK. Artist-in-residence at Harvard rn. BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World. saeedjones.substack.com
@bryansmith.io
Co-Founder of CraftedLabs. Bootstrapping a AI-first SaaS portfolio company. First Product ▷ AskJack.io
@thoughtbot.com
thoughtbot is your expert partner for product design and development. We help you lead the way through better products, faster teams, and stronger growth. https://thoughtbot.com/
@jremsikjr.bsky.social
Genuinely desire success in those around you and do what you can to make it happen. Founder of Flagrant a software design & development consultancy. https://www.beflagrant.com He/him
@windaddict.bsky.social
Patented CEO Chaos Killer. TinySeed mentor. Advisor, consultant.
@saasmakermac.bsky.social
Co-Founder: https://useaware.co/ 1 life-changing exit. Occasionally writing at ➡️ http://thesaasbootstrapper.co Recently back to PDX after 2 years of nomading with wife and kids. I'm here to get to know more like-minded people, don't be shy.
@benhyneck.bsky.social
Recovered big-tech leader, now certified professional coach. Loves Nerdy Stuff - Hates Bullies! 🌎 Hyneck.com 📞 DM me for ☕️ chat
@bencurtis.com
Christian, husband, dad, co-founder of Honeybadger.io, fan of Ruby, EV nut (1, 2, and 4-wheel), LSU football fan, and cycling enthusiast in the PNW.
@vovafeldman.com
I'm a father, software maker, OSS enthusiast, cat lover, and capoeira practitioner 🤸♂️ Founder freemius.com, plugin.fm. #buildinpublic #SaaS #WordPress
@ericholthaus.com
Meteorologist & climate journalist. Dad. Birder. Minnesotan. Optimistic to a fault. Science news with attitude for The Guardian, Wired, Slate, Fast Company. Author of The Future Earth. Contact me securely on Signal: 3162958947
@microconf.com
The Original Community for SaaS Bootstrappers co-founded by @robwalling.com. Join our online community of SaaS founders: microconf.com/connect Or meet up in person at our world-renowned events: https://microconf.com/upcoming-events
@alrightfine.cool
pathological trier 🌱 dad (3x) and husband (1x) 🌱 neurodivergent leader-in-tech 🌱 (re)tired punk alrightfine.substack.com <-- appreciations every Tuesday
@mleachm.bsky.social
@marcelfahle.net
🚀 Building http://bold.video & http://pidro.online 🧑💼 Eng commercetools. 🤓 Elixir, TypeScript, Neovim, Video tech ❤️ Husband, 2xFather, Runner
@annedevj.bsky.social
Cofounder cto of a CRM for philanthropy ✨🍀 Rails dev and ex coding teacher, Indie maker, explorer and builder of more things. Vegan & full-time sunshine-seeker - I'd rather code blinded 😎 than locked in componentlibraries.com bento.me/annedevj
@alt18f.bsky.social
Delivered effective, efficient, and secure digital services for the American people until we were forced to stop on March 1. Not an official government account. Reposts are not endorsements. Our new website: https://18f.org/ #AltGov
@andypeters.bsky.social
founder / developer / bikes / hikes / music 👨🏻💻 ruby on rails / javascript / ai 🏠 boulder, co / previously omaha, ne https://andypeters.com
@bbkogan.bsky.social
Senior Director of Federal Budget Policy for the Center for American Progress doing budget, tax, and econ. Formerly: Biden OMB, Biden Transition Team, Senate Budget Committee (Murray and Sanders). CBO and OMB’s biggest fan! Personal account.
@chadpaulson.com
Digital Music Veteran / Product Manager / Software Engineer / Founder of @ghostbusters.net and Warp Pipe. chadpaulson.com
@johnbeeler.com
ATL via IND, Canada / loves talking about the weather, dadding, biscuits, atlanta, oilers 🏒 / looking for faces in unusual places / record label guy
@emmafletcher.bsky.social
Self-Employed since 2022 running niche internet business, my family doesn't understand how I make $$$ Making DIY soldering kits -> learntosolderkits.com Helping biz owners with emails -> evergreensupport.co Previous life software engineer, still a nerd
@jacobharr.is
Former Twitter user, but I left when it became a Nazi bar. Made the nytimes Twitter bot, worked for the NYT before moving into civic technology. Living in Takoma Park, MD and fighting for a hopeful and humane future. (He/him) More info at jacobharr.is
@tsanlis.bsky.social
Founder uneed.best (@uneed.best), product hunt alternative www.uneedgames.com, video games launch platform https://uneed-directories.com, directory of directories My goal: $0 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩◻️◻️ $10K /month
@swirlee.bsky.social
He/him • Dad, software engineer, karaokeist, recent Minnesota transplant
@byroot.bsky.social
Rails core, Ruby committer, Senior Staff Engineer on Shopify's Ruby and Rails infrastructure team.
@ayushn21.bsky.social
Pink Floyd and Steven Wilson addict. Test cricket enthusiast. Author of The Rails and Hotwire Codex. @bridgetownrb.com core. I write Ruby for money. ✍️ https://binarysolo.blog 📝 https://railsandhotwirecodex.com 📸 https://fslash42.com
@bradfrost.com
Design system consultant, web designer, speaker, teacher, writer, musician, & artist. Author of Atomic Design. Enthusiasm enthusiast.
@thepanel.bsky.social
When it comes to bootstrapping and building software, there's rarely one right answer. The Panel is a new podcast with a purpose: explore the nuance. We want to move past the easy answers, "drive-by advice," and Twitter gurus. https://panelpodcast.com/
@schappi.com
🇦🇺🇨🇭 Founder of littlebird.com.au and www.koi.app Venn Diagram: #ai #ar #ecommerce #ruby #hardware #oshw #usdz #software #robots #rails #rpi #rubyonrails #shopify #openai #anthropic #scifi. 2025 = 多角経営 (takaku keiei)
@mattcastillo.com
Designer, developer, founder based in NYC Running dabble.fyi, a product studio building experiences that inspire, empower, and amplify creative expression. Also available for freelance design opportunities: mattcastillo.com
@5harath.bsky.social
Head of Community Threado.com Building blubi.ai Prev: Product Hunt | 1x exit founder. Empowering founders to leverage the power of community building.
@jpcamara.com
Principal software engineer @Wealthbox. Husband/Father. Health, travel, tech and Ruby enthusiast. Tech blog at https://jpcamara.com Jokes at https://logicalconclusionscomic.com
@cvo.bsky.social
chief product officer in real life & on tiktok eng, pm, data & design @ color, prev. optimizely founder vibes, okr influencer, sf mama twitter.com/clairevo tiktok.com/@chiefproductofficer
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
Author (The Fault in Our Stars, The Anthropocene Reviewed, etc.) YouTuber (vlogbrothers, Crash Course, etc.) Football Fan (co-owner of AFC Wimbledon, longtime Liverpool fan) Opposed to Tuberculosis
@davegiunta.com
I spent the last 10 years building a calm, empathetic, highly functioning software development team at Home Chef. In October 2024 I left Home Chef in search of the next start-up founder looking for a technologist to build with.
@mattwensing.bsky.social
Working @ Customer.io. Started two startups previously. I’ve been called relentless.
@petersuhm.com
Works at Tailwind Labs. Current projects: WritingHabit.com, SocialCardCreator.com. Past projects: Reform.app, BranchCI.com, WPPusher.com.